US President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held a 30-minute phone call to discuss Israel's intended retaliation to Iran's missile strike. The White House described the dialogue as 'direct' and 'productive', with Biden and Netanyahu agreeing to stay in close contact. Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant stated that their attack against Iran would be 'deadly, precise and above all surprising'. There are two forces at work: Biden's reluctance to engage in a war with Iran and Israel's desire to deal a blow to their enemy.